# N61AF: 2001 Cessna 172R, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17281047
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 2001
- Certificate issued: August 21, 2001
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A7EC6B
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Training Enterprises Of Illinois Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20TRAINING%20ENTERPRISES%20OF%20ILLINOIS%20INC)
- Location: [West Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/West%20Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8964° N, 88.2182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60185, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61AF-2017-06-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172R: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC05FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA075), Apr 23, 2005: Cessna 172R (N61AF), Armonk, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain the proper altitude\clearance during the approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Factors in this accident were low ceilings, fog,…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20050423017219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050423017219A), Apr 23, 2005: Cessna 172R (N61AF), White Plains, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) A Cessna 172-R approaching to land at Westchester country airport (khpn) on an ILS approach to runway 16 was given a low altitude alert from the local…

## Other aircraft with N61AF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61AF): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 3257033, built 1998
- [Cancelled 1998-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61AF-1998-03-04): Schweizer 269C, S/N S1725. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Safari Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAFARI%20HELICOPTER%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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